Chapter 86

Liu Agong ultimately sought out Watching Dou Dou again.

Though slightly afraid of the netherflames on Watching Dou Dou, he was not without his own leverage.

Moreover, he was deeply curious about Watching Dou Dou's identity—over all these years, he had never encountered such an unusual little ghost.

Of course, Huang Niangmu had also been urging him on.

Thinking of Huang Niangmu, Liu Agong couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

When they first met, Huang Niangmu had been a gentle kapok flower—in Li culture, the kapok flower was sacred, passionate, resilient…

The young Liu Agong had been utterly bewitched by Huang Niangmu, giving her his heart and soul.

Then he truly was "taken heart and lungs"—when Huang Niangmu married him, she made him sign a special marriage contract, binding him for all eternity to serve her.

Fortunately, Huang Niangmu was not entirely heartless; while Liu Agong lived, she bore him children, their life was happy, and she never did anything outrageous.

Liu Agong watched the Little Girl swirl the yin wind and fly away into the sky, and he shook his head and sighed once more.

The little thing was too young—she spat fire at him on sight, making communication impossible.

But precisely because she was so young, she didn't know how to conceal her trail, so Liu Agong had long since tracked her direction.

Liu Agong had been dead for many years, and with the "divine artifact" in his possession, few ghosts in this stretch of coastline dared not give him respect; the wandering souls scattered everywhere were his ever-present eyes.

This was also Huang Niangmu's greatest advantage—without stepping outside her door, she could learn countless hidden secrets.

To outsiders, Huang Niangmu possessed great spiritual powers and immense ability.

Liu Agong, holding the divine artifact, raced swiftly toward the direction where Watching Dou Dou had vanished; as a ghost, he could pass through obstacles, so his speed was still quite fast.

"De Da said he saw the Little Girl enter Haiyun Community—though whether that's true, who knows…"

"They also said more than just the Little Girl can command yin wind—wonder what kind of encounter they had, or whether they too possess bloodline inheritance…"

…

As Liu Agong raced forward, his thoughts churned.

In this tiny place called Haibin, besides his own wife, he had never heard of another person who could communicate with ghosts.

Could she be from elsewhere in Haibin? As far as he knew, Qionghai had several individuals with bloodline inheritance allowing communication with ghosts.

This group went by many names—Ghost Speakers, Spirit Mediums, Shaman Women, Shamans, Yin-Yang Masters, Water Masters, Spirit Horse Immortals, etc. —but fundamentally, they were all the same.

For instance, Niangmu—this was a term unique to the Li people; in Mandarin, it simply meant Shaman Woman.

Of course, among this group, most were frauds lacking bloodline inheritance and true ability.

And since Haibin was a tourist city, the inheritor must have come from another province—only outsiders would be so impolite.

The few inheritors from this province, upon arriving in Haibin, would certainly pay a visit to Huang Niangmu first.

As Liu Agong was pondering this, he saw a pale blue flame streak across the sky.

Liu Agong turned to dodge—but it was already too late; three figures descended from the air.

"Aowu…"

Watching Dou Dou let out a loud howl to the heavens, posing as fierce, powerful, terrifying.

Lan Duoduo cupped her small head, watching Liu Agong warily; the netherflame fireflies darted around her, copying Shen Siyuan.

As for Yin Xingyue, she merely gazed coldly at him, the netherflame fireflies resting on her shoulder, awaiting orders to strike.

These three Little Girls clearly were not to be trifled with.

Liu Agong felt nervous, gripping the "divine artifact" tighter—as if it gave him some courage.

He did not turn and flee; instead, he smiled and greeted the three Little Girls.

"Why are you following Watching Dou Dou?" Yin Xingyue asked.

"Watching Dou Dou?"

Yin Xingyue's gaze shifted to the little brat yelping "aowu, aowu" beside her.

Liu Agong snapped back to himself and quickly explained: "I saw her extraordinary abilities and wished to inquire about her origins—no ill intent."

Watching Dou Dou, hearing the old man with the feather duster say she had abilities, stopped yelping and wore a look of pride.

"What's it to you?" Yin Xingyue said coldly.

Due to her own experiences, she was highly wary of strangers.

If Shen Siyuan hadn't directly pulled her into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, she wouldn't have lowered her guard so quickly.

So Liu Agong quickly brought up Xia Baokun.

Hearing the word "police," the little ones immediately relaxed their vigilance a little.

Liu Agong inwardly praised—the title of "police" still carried weight; even ghosts gave it some respect.

He didn't know that the little ones simply viewed police as good people—especially Lan Duoduo, whose father was a police officer, so she naturally had a fondness for them.

After understanding the full story, Yin Xingyue realized the whole matter had originated from her.

So she recounted to Liu Agong, in broad strokes, what had happened that day.

Liu Agong, hearing she could manifest visibly before humans, stared wide-eyed in shock, his voice trembling slightly.

"I wonder… I wonder which lineage do the little immortals belong to?"

If there had been only Watching Dou Dou, he might have thought she'd stumbled upon some fortune—but three unusual Little Girls appearing at once could only mean some bloodline inheritance.

Yin Xingyue didn't quite understand and looked at him blankly.

Old souls, old ghosts—Liu Agong saw her expression and immediately changed his phrasing.

"Little immortals, do you have elder family members? Might I pay them a visit?"

He wanted to visit their home—not out of recklessness, but after careful thought: these Little Girls, though possessing strange abilities, had complete ghostly forms, pure energy, and innocent hearts—they were clearly not evil, so their elders likely weren't either.

Yin Xingyue thought for a moment—she couldn't decide this herself, so she turned to Watching Dou Dou.

She wanted Watching Dou Dou to go ask Shen Siyuan.

But Watching Dou Dou was clueless—seeing Yin Xingyue turn to look at her, she blinked dumbly, widened her eyes, then offered a silly grin, completely unaware of the intent.

Yin Xingyue sighed; she had been closer to Watching Dou Dou, so she had first thought of sending her back, but now she could only turn her head and look at Lan Duoduo beside her.

"You go tell your brother."

Lan Duoduo nodded; after all, she was older than Watching Dou Dou and also smarter and more spirited, so upon hearing this, she immediately summoned a gust of cold wind and shot up into the sky.

Seeing Lan Duoduo leave, Yin Xingyue continued to stare at Liu Agong.

This made Liu Agong somewhat uncomfortable, and Watching Dou Dou was equally uneasy; she quietly extended her small hand, scratched her head, felt it wasn't satisfying enough, and scratched again...

Finally, she scratched out the Nether Fire Firefly hidden in her hair, which climbed discontentedly back and forth on her shoulder.

Seeing the insects on the shoulders of the two little girls, which seemed very dangerous, Liu Agong swallowed hard and smiled apologetically: "My name is Liu Wangshui; I still do not know the surnames and given names of you two little immortals?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Watching Dou Dou interrupted: "My name is Watching Dou Dou, my given name is... my given name is..."

She could not recall her own formal name at that moment.

She was quite silly.